Graphic Design Worksheet: Elements of Design
Creator's tip (Five building blocks): Line = strokes and borders; shape = closed outlines (geometric or organic). Colour = hues and tones; typography = fonts, sizes and letter spacing. Space = empty areas, margins and gaps (white space).
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- 1.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a rounded box”? (a) line (b) shape (c) space (d) colour
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thick border round it (b) a thin dividing stroke (c) a dotted path to follow (d) a wide margin
- 3.🎨 What is typography? (a) the paper size (b) the colour wheel (c) a photo filter (d) the style of the text
- 4.🎨 Empty space in a design is often called … (a) white space (b) a shadow (c) dead pixels (d) a mistake
- 5.🎨 Which element of design is this: “letter size and style”? (a) shape (b) line (c) colour (d) typography
- 6.Which of these is about colour? (a) a gap between pictures (b) pastel tones (c) room to breathe (d) a zigzag edge
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an underline under words (b) a thin dividing stroke (c) empty area round text (d) a thick border round it
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a heart symbol (b) a zigzag edge (c) an underline under words (d) a dotted path to follow
- 9.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a hexagon icon”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) line (d) typography
- 10.🎨 Circles, squares and triangles are … (a) organic shapes (b) colours (c) fonts (d) geometric shapes
- 11.🎨 Which element of design is this: “pastel tones”? (a) typography (b) line (c) shape (d) colour
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) empty area round text (b) a gap between pictures (c) room to breathe (d) a triangle sign
- 13.🎨 Which element of design is this: “empty area round text”? (a) typography (b) space (c) shape (d) line
- 14.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a serif typeface”? (a) typography (b) line (c) shape (d) space
- 15.Which of these is about colour? (a) a thick border round it (b) empty area round text (c) room to breathe (d) a red background
- 16.🎨 A shape with curved, free edges like a leaf is … (a) a font (b) an organic shape (c) a geometric shape (d) a margin
- 17.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a zigzag edge”? (a) line (b) colour (c) space (d) shape
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hexagon icon (b) a heart symbol (c) italic words (d) a circle badge
- 19.True or false: “a circle badge” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “a zigzag edge” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is about typography? (a) a warm orange glow (b) a wide margin (c) pastel tones (d) letter size and style
- 22.Which of these is about colour? (a) a warm orange glow (b) a thick border round it (c) a bold heading font (d) italic words
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wide margin (b) empty area round text (c) a zigzag edge (d) a gap between pictures
- 24.Which of these is about shape? (a) a rounded box (b) a zigzag edge (c) an underline under words (d) a thick border round it
- 25.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a heart symbol”? (a) shape (b) line (c) colour (d) typography
- 26.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a thick border round it”? (a) space (b) colour (c) typography (d) line
- 27.True or false: “a red background” is about colour. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: “a thick border round it” is about line. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “a triangle sign” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a warm orange glow”? (a) shape (b) line (c) space (d) colour
- 31.True or false: “empty area round text” is about colour. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a bold heading font”? (a) space (b) typography (c) line (d) colour
- 33.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a triangle sign”? (a) line (b) colour (c) space (d) shape
- 34.True or false: “a bold heading font” is about shape. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these is about line? (a) a warm orange glow (b) a circle badge (c) a dotted path to follow (d) a serif typeface
- 36.True or false: “a bold heading font” is about line. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is about line? (a) a circle badge (b) spacing between letters (c) a zigzag edge (d) a triangle sign
- 38.Which of these is about space? (a) pastel tones (b) a zigzag edge (c) spacing between letters (d) white space
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a triangle sign (b) a circle badge (c) a rounded box (d) a thick border round it
- 40.🎨 Which element of design is this: “a thin dividing stroke”? (a) typography (b) shape (c) colour (d) line
Answer key
- shape
- a wide margin
- the style of the text
- white space
- typography
- pastel tones
- empty area round text
- a heart symbol
- shape
- geometric shapes
- colour
- a triangle sign
- space
- typography
- a red background
- an organic shape
- line
- italic words
- False
- True
- letter size and style
- a warm orange glow
- a zigzag edge
- a rounded box
- shape
- line
- True
- True
- False
- colour
- False
- typography
- shape
- False
- a dotted path to follow
- False
- a zigzag edge
- white space
- a thick border round it
- line
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